VI. Channel Islands

The British Isles Family History Society -U.S.A. maintains a large research collection at the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center. This section is a guide to the Channel Islands portion of that collection, however many of the materials listed are available from the Family History Library through Family History Centers worldwide.

The resources listed in the "Channel Islands" section are to be used in addition to the resources in the "General British Isles" section.

A. Finding Places: Maps and Gazetteers

Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of England (4 vols.) is an excellent gazetteer that gives locations and descriptions of places in England, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man. Published in 1831, book number 914.2 L588.This Gazetteer is also available on microfilm #413,519 - 413,522 for other Family History Centers.

Phillips Handy Atlas of the Counties of England includes maps of the Channel Islands. FHL film #1,440,961.

B. Census

Census returns for the Channel Islands are available on the following microforms:

YEAR

CENSUS PLACE

FILM/FICHE NUMBER

1841

Isle of Guernsey, Andrew Parish - St. Peter Parish

464351

1841

Isle of Guernsey, St. Peter Parish - Vale Parish; Adjacent Islands

464352

1841

Isle of Jersey, St. Brelade Parish - St. Helier Parish

464353

1841

Isle of Jersey, St. John Parish - Trinity Parish

464354

1851

Isle of Jersey: St. Helier

105976

1851

Isle of Jersey: St. Helier (continued)

105977

1851

Isle of Jersey: St. Saviour, St. Clement, Grouville, St. Martin, Trinity, St. John

105978

1851

Isle of Jersey: St. Mary, St. Ouen, St. Peter, St. Brelade, St. Laurens

105979

1851

Isle of Guernsey, Adjacent Islands: St. Peter

105980

1851

Isle of Guernsey, Adjacent Islands: St. Sampson, Vale, St. Andrew, St. Martin, Catel or St. Mary de Castro, St. Saviour, St. Pierre-du-Bois, Forest, Torteval, Alderney, Herm & Jethou, Sark